Meals on board - Dishes and times

Meals on board

The food and drinks served on TAP flights combine creativity, fresh ingredients and our chefs’ skills.

Meals in Business Class

Experience high quality service as you cross the skies. Our menus focus on Portuguese products and traditional desserts, so that we can show off the best of what we have to offer the world.

Have a look at our suggestions for any time of the day or night.Breakfast

Start the day off right with a bread basket, cold cuts, a selection of cheese, fresh fruit and yogurts. Have a nice day and enjoy your meal!

Lunch / dinner / supper

We want your trip to be unforgettable. This is why you can expect the best from our chefs, Vítor Sobral and Dânio Braga, who are in charge of delicious dishes with the finest selection of fish, poultry, meat and traditional Portuguese cuisine.

Snacks

Light meals with a delicious variety of cold cuts, fresh fruit and desserts.

Their experience was the key to making sure that our wine list expressed the quality of Portuguese wines, and is one more reason that your trip will be pleasant and memorable.

We also serve fruit juices, coffee, including espresso, and a variety of teas.

TAP may limit or ban alcohol consumption on board. It is forbidden to bring drinks on to the aircraft (except those purchased in the airport Duty Free).

Special meals

Every TAP passenger is unique and we provide special meals free of charge to meet their needs.

Please request a special meal when booking your flight and at least 24 hours before departure. This service can be requested online, from our Contact Centre, at a TAP office or from your travel agent. Victoria Clients can book at the Victoria Service Centre.

Special meals available

Long Haul

Code

Meal

*AVML

Hindu vegetarian meal

BBML

Baby meal

*BLML

Bland meal

CHML

Children’s meal, ages 2-11 (inclusive)

****DBML

Diabetic meal

FPML

Fruit platter meal

****GFML

Gluten-free meal

***HNML

Hindu meal

***KSML

Kosher meal

LCML

Low-calorie meal

LFML

Low-fat meal

LSML

Low-salt meal

*MOML

Muslim meal

NLML

Lactose-free meal

SFML

Seafood meal

SPML

Meal with specific ingredients not covered by the above codes, justified for reasons of health (e.g. serious food allergy to peanuts)

VGML

Vegan meal

VLML

Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal

On intercontinental flights (Business Class) all meals can be confirmed, except:

* flights departing from Praia do not serve AVML, BLML, HNML or MOML meals.
** flights departing from Sal do not serve HNML meals.
*** flights departing from Sao Vicente and Boa Vista only serve KSML meals. KSML meals must be requested 72 hours prior to departure on flights from Luanda.
**** flights departing from Accra do not serve DBML or GFML meals.

On European flights (Business Class) all meals can be confirmed.

Meals in Economy Class

Savour fresh, high-quality meals prepared by our chefs.
The meals we prepare depend on the times of your flight, so that you are served the best meal at the best time.

Our service includes the following types of meal

Hot meals - served on a tray, with a hot main dish.

Cold meals - served on a tray, with a cold main dish.

Cold snack - meal served on a tray with a sandwich or a sandwich in a packet.

Snack - individual pack with a sweet, savoury or sandwich.

Changes may be made without notice in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

Wines

Portuguese tradition has it that there is always good wine on the table. Our wine list is balanced to suit the meals we serve you on board, so that we can always make sure you have the best.
TAP may limit or ban alcohol consumption on board. It is forbidden to bring drinks on to the aircraft (except those purchased in the airport Duty Free).

Special meals

Every TAP passenger is unique and we provide special meals free of charge to meet their needs.

Please request a special meal when booking your flight and at least 24 hours before departure. This service can be requested online, from our Contact Centre, at a TAP office or from your travel agent.
Victoria Customers can book at the Victoria Service Centre.

These meals are not available on domestic flights, flights to and from Morocco and Algiers or European flights lasting less than four hours.

Special meals available

Long Haul

Code

Meal

*AVML

Hindu vegetarian meal

BBML

Baby meal

*BLML

Bland meal

CHML

Children’s meal, ages 2-11 (inclusive)

****DBML

Diabetic meal

FPML

Fruit platter meal

****GFML

Gluten-free meal

***HNML

Hindu meal

***KSML

Kosher meal

LCML

Low-calorie meal

LFML

Low-fat meal

LSML

Low-salt meal

*MOML

Muslim meal

NLML

Lactose-free meal

SFML

Seafood meal

SPML

Meal with specific ingredients not covered by the above codes, justified for reasons of health (e.g. serious food allergy to peanuts)

VGML

Vegan meal

VLML

Lacto-ovo vegetarian meal

On intercontinental flights (Economy Class) all meals can be confirmed, except:

* flights departing from Praia do not serve AVML, BLML, HNML or MOML meals.
** flights departing from Sal do not serve HNML meals.
*** flights departing from Sao Vicente and Boa Vista only serve KSML meals. KSML meals must be requested 72 hours prior to departure on flights from Luanda.
**** flights departing from Accra do not serve DBML or GFML meals.

On European flights lasting 4 hours or more (in Economy Class) the following meals can be ordered: DBML, GFML, MOML, VGML, KSML, CHML, VLML and SPML.

Important information

It is not possible to confirm special meals in Executive Class or Economy Class on European flights that stop overnight at some airports and which are supplied with meals for the return journey.

Food allergies and intolerance

If you suffer from a serious food allergy, you can request an appropriate special meal when booking or at least 72 hours before departure.

If you suffer a serious allergy from inhalation of or exposure to a particular food, TAP is not able to guarantee that the plane’s cabin is free of the allergen in question, as it is not possible to monitor foods or products brought on board by passengers.

We recommend that you see your doctor before travelling and carry appropriate medication in your hand luggage.

Onboard meals for babies and children

Because kids have special tastes, TAP provides meals prepared specially with babies and children in mind.

Request a child meal when booking to ensure that we can meet your needs.

Baby meals are available on long-haul flights and in tap|executive on some medium-haul flights.

Children’s meals for those aged 2-11 (inclusive) are available on all European and Intercontinental flights, except:
- on European flights that stop overnight at some airports and which are supplied with meals for the return journey.
- flights departing from Sao Vicente and Boa Vista.
- in Economy Class on domestic flights, European flights of less than four hours and flights to and from Morocco and Algeria.

Not yet a TAP Client?

The transport of hold baggage is free of charge from 1 September, on all intercontinental flights and for tickets issued after 4 April (or 1 August, in the case of the Brazilian market), except for tap|discount.Passengers travelling on tap|discount who wish to take hold baggage can purchase this service when checking in online.

Booking a meal is only available for long-haul executive class flights departing from Lisbon. Note: bookings can be made from 7 days before the date of the flight and up to 72 hours before the date of departure.